Apache by Jorgen Ingmann Songfacts Apache by Jorgen Ingmann Songfacts Songfacts Jorgen Ingmann is a Danish guitarist who had the first American hit with "Apache," which was the top song in the UK the previous year and later made its way into many Hip-Hop songs as a popular sample. The song was written by a British performer named Jerry Lordan, who had three UK Top-40 hits in 1960, but didn't record "Apache." A guitarist named Bert Weedon first recorded it, but it was The Shadows' "Apache" that was first released and became a UK #1 hit for 5 weeks in 1960. The Shadows met Jerry Lordan when they appeared on the same bill of a 1960 tour, and they heard Lordan perform the song on his ukulele. The Shadows version didn't make it in America, where the group had little promotion and a lawsuit from an American R&B group also called The Shadows. It was Ingmann who finally delivered the US hit with this song. Ingmann hadn't been playing this style long - he played Jazz guitar in dance halls before he discovered the style of Les Paul in the 1950s.

While his version was the US hit, The Shadows recording with guitar work from Hank Marvin is generally considered the definitive version. UK guitarist Bert Weedon originally recorded this song, but his Top Rank Record Company procrastinated over its release, and Jerry Lordan passed it to The Shadows. Bert Weedon's version was released shortly after The Shadows' came out, but his only reached #24. The Shadows were Cliff Richard's group in the 1960s, and Richard played the Chinese drum that sounded like bongos on The Shadows version. In 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh he says "Jorgen Ingmann put in a few tricky bits, but essentially it was a cover job. If the Shads had made the charts there with 'Apache,' things might have been very different for us." One Ingmann hit with this song, the floodgates opened for cover versions. Sonny James added vocals to the song and took it to #87 later in 1961.

The Ventures released their cover in 1963 and included it on albums released '65, '67, '71, '75, '77, '80 and '82. Other charting covers in America were by Davie Allen & The Arrows (#64 1965) and The Sugarhill Gang (#53 1982). The most influential cover was by The Incredible Bongo Band , whose 1973 version included an extended drum break that gave the New York DJ Kool Herc the idea of looping that section of the song, creating the first breakbeat. This "break" became one of the most popular samples in Hip-Hop, appearing in songs by LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, MC Hammer and many others. Three years after recording this, Jorgen Ingmann with his wife Grethe won the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Dansevise" (Dancing Tune). They were representing their home country of Denmark. The couple met in 1955, where married in 1956 and got divorced in 1975.

This was a rare cover of a UK hit that made it into the US Top 10. Through most of the 1960s, it was usually the other way around, with British bands importing American hits. The Shadows - Apache - YouTube The Shadows - Apache Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Uploaded on May 26, 2011 "Apache" was composed by guitarist Jerry Lordan who was inspired to write it by the 1954 film of the same name. The British instrumental group The Shadows were touring with Jerry when he played it for them, and ultimately they recorded this version which was a big hit in the U.K, during the summer months of 1960. Today this song is considered one of the greatest guitar tracks ever recorded.

The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nick-name: 'The Shads'. The Shadows were also successful in the British EP charts that were compiled by several different publications during the 1960s based on sales statistics from a limited number of retailers around the country. The Shadows and Cliff Richard & the Shadows each had four No.1 selling EPs. Category The Shadows The Shadows Real Name: Brian Robson Rankin (Hank B.

Marvin) Birth Date: 28th October 1941 Birth Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne Bruce Welch Real Name: Terence Harris (Jet Harris) Birth Date: 6th July 1939 Birth Place: Kingsbury, London 2nd March 1943 Hampstead, London The Shadows evolved from a group called the 'Five Chesternuts' which went under the stewardship of Pete Chester, son of broadcaster and comedian Charlie Chester. The line up of the new group was soon to look like that shown above and became Cliff Richard's backing group 'The Drifters'. Although the original bass player had been Ian Samwell, he was soon replaced by the more skilled guitarist, 'Jet Harris'. 'Sammy' then concentrated his efforts on songwriting and was responsible for some of the finest examples of British rock and roll which would become several of Cliff Richard's hits- including the now legendary 'Move It!'. The group were signed to the same EMI, Columbia.label as Cliff Richard although Norrie Paramor used session musicians on Cliff Richard's earliest recordings.

The 'Drifters' as they still called themselves cut two unsuccessful singles under this name before renaming themselves the 'Shadows' to avoid confusion with the US group who were gaining UK popularity at the time. Despite Cliff's immediate record success, none of the group's first three releases were successful including those which included their own vocals. However, 1960 brought them 'Apache' written by singer/ songwriter Jerry Lordan. Despite also being recorded by the popular British guitarist Bert Weedon, the Shadows' version became the smash hit. The number was so strong that it provided the template for the many Shadows hits that followed and gave inspiration to a myriad of other British guitar groups. The Shadows have a large number of EPs credited to them, but the one shown on the left (SEG8094) is one of very few to show the original line up. Interestingly, the sleeve notes written by James Wynn of the New Muscal Express lead us to believe that bassist, Jet Harris was the leader of the group at this time. Despite the group's seemingly endless string of successful hits, both Meehan and Harris announced their departure from the group and they were quickly replaced by Brian Bennett (b.

9th February 1940, London) and Brian Locking respectively. However, Locking was soon replaced again by John Rostill (b. 16th June, Birmingham). Despite now being in competition with former group members Harris and Meehan, the new line up restarted along the same series of successful hits as the original group. By the mid-1960s competition from the 'beat boom' had grown and their chart placings were not generally as high as they had been but they sustained regular chart appearances until 1967. The early 1970s were troubled times for the group which had ceased to play regularly in 1969. Worst of all was the loss of John Rostill in 1973 who was electrocuted by his electric guitar. Nevertheless by 1975 they had reformed to enter the Eurovision Song Contest with 'Let Me Be The One' which also gave them their first chart entry of the decade. They went on to a new series of hits including 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' and 'Theme From The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)' , both of which reached the top ten.

The Shadows remain the most popular UK Instrumental group of all time. 1950s & 1960s 45rpm UK Discography Upper list includes UK 45 singles releases only Collector's Items are shown In Red See lower list for EP releases. Columbia DB4263 Apache by The Shadows Songfacts Apache by The Shadows Songfacts Songfacts "Apache" stands today as probably the best-known work by British proto-surf-rock band The Shadows. Being a #1 hit in the UK in 1960 was just the beginning; the instrumental song with an Old West motif was a worldwide hit with the #1 position in seven international charts at the same time: UK, Australia, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Spain, and South Africa. With a record like that, why didn't it chart in the US? Mostly because The Shadows didn't get much promotion in America, and also because they didn't go there to tour. Had some enterprising American DJ found the record and given it some spins, this story may have had a different ending, but The Shadows couldn't break through.

It took a year before the song finally charted in the US, and it was a version by the Danish jazz guitarist Jorgen Ingmann that did it. He went to #2 with the song in 1961 - his only US hit. The Shadows guitarist was a 6-string wizard named Hank Marvin, and his work on this song inspired a legion of young British guitarists. In a 1963 interview for NME magazine, The Shadows referred to this song as an example of what distinctive sound they had that made them special. To get this "Hawaiian sound" (as they put it) to the lead guitar, you need to plug American Fender guitars into British Vox amplifiers. At least, that was how they did it. John Lennon once claimed that The Shadows were one of the only things in British music "worth listening to" before The Beatles came along. This song was written by Jerry Lordan, a British singer/guitarist/songwriter who had three UK hits in the '60s, including "Who Could Be Bluer," which was on the charts when he toured with The Shadows early in 1960.

Lordan played "Apache" for the Shadows on the tour bus using his ukulele, which he used to write songs, and The Shadows loved it. Lordan hadn't recorded the song himself - the first recording was by the Guitarist Bert Weedon, but Lordan wasn't thrilled with his version, and Weedon's record company hadn't yet released the song, so The Shadows cut their own version which became a #1 UK hit for five weeks and was voted Record of the Year by NME. The Shadows met with resistance from their record company and had to persuade producer Norrie Paramour that it should be the A-side over the naval tune, "Quatermaster's Stores." Norrie was in his 40s and realized he might be a little out-of-touch, so he played both songs to his teenage daughter, who agreed with The Shadows. When he asked her what song he liked better, she said, "The Indian one." Once The Shadows scored with the song, Bert Weedon's version was finally released and charted at #24. The Shadows released three singles before they finally hit big with "Apache." The group was also Cliff Richard's backing band, and Richard played on this track.

Richard used a Chinese drum to simulate the Old West percussion sound. This song became the foundation for many early hip-hop tunes after it was reworked by The Incredible Bongo Band in 1973. This version featured an extended drum break that Kool Herc and other DJs looped in their sets. As Hip-Hop emerged in the '80s, producers put this break into their tracks, and it made its way into a plethora of songs from this era. Some of the tracks to sample it include " The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel ," "Way Way Back by Kool Moe Dee" and "You Can't Dance by LL Cool J." The Sugarhill Gang did a popular cover of the song in 1981. Movies that used this song include Baby Love (1968) and Scandal (1988). Hank Marvin recalled to Uncut magazine the band's reaction after Jerry Lordan played his demo to the Shadows on the back of their tour bus. "There was something magic about its atmosphere," he said, "even in that very raw, exposed state. We learned it on the bus and in the venues.

Then back in London, we arranged it." "First of all I came up with the drum introduction, and then CLANG DA-DA-DAAYI-YA, DA-DA-DA-DA-DAH," he continued. "And I wanted to get some echo on the guitar that gave it a character. It's a multi-tapped echo-it's not too long, but you could hear the multi-taps coming through, and it gives a richness to the guitar sound, and a strange, haunting quality, behind the notes. I wasn't afraid of giving it a lot of echo, because I thought it was such a good and different sound it didn't matter. I was making a statement with this echo. I didn't want to be too discreet with it, because it needed to be almost in your face. You can hear the whammy bar shaking the guitar and getting vibrato, too." 1960 #2. Apache - The Shadows - YouTube 1960 #2. Apache - The Shadows Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented.

This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jun 4, 2015 "Apache" is a much-recorded instrumental written by Jerry Lordan. The original version was by the British group the Shadows, recorded in June 1960 and released the following month. It topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks. The recording was done at the EMI Abbey Road Studio in London. Singer-guitarist Joe Brown had bought an Italian-built guitar echo chamber that he did not like and gave it to Hank Marvin who developed a distinctive sound using it and the tremolo arm of his Fender Stratocaster. Bruce Welch borrowed an acoustic Gibson J200 guitar from Cliff Richard, the heavy melodic bass was by Jet Harris, percussion was by Tony Meehan and Cliff Richard, who played a Chinese drum at the beginning and end to provide an atmosphere of stereotypically Native American music. Record producer Norrie Paramor preferred the flip side, an instrumental of the army song "The Quartermaster's Stores", now called "The Quatermasster's Stores" after the TV series Quatermass. Paramor changed his mind after his daughter preferred "Apache".

It has been cited by a generation of guitarists as inspirational and is considered one of the most influential British rock 45s of the pre-Beatles era. The Shadows stated: What's the most distinctive sound of our group ? We often wondered what it is ourselves. Really, it is the sound we had when we recorded "Apache" -that kind of Hawaiian sounding lead guitar... plus the beat. NME, September 1963. In North America, the tune is identified with Jørgen Ingmann, a jazz guitarist from Denmark. In 1961, his cover version, credited to "Jørgen Ingmann and His Guitar", made No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.9 on the US R&B chart. The track reached No.1 on Canada's CHUM Chart. A 1973 version by the Incredible Bongo Band has been called "hip-hop’s national anthem". Although this version was not a hit on release, its long percussion break has been sampled countless times on hip hop and dance tracks since the 1980s.

In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Apache" at No.96 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Category Apache – The Shadows | MusikBloggNo Apache – The Shadows Publisert 04. July 2016 av Tony Burton , som har skrevet 155 innlegg på MusikBloggNo . “Every once in a while, a great song comes along. Until one does, I’m going to sing one of Hank’s!” Cliff Richard Apache – The Shadows Columbia DB 4484 (UK) / ABC-Paramount 10138 (USA) Recorded at EMI, Abbey Road Released July 1960 Producer Norrie Paramor UK #1 5 weeks 25/8/60 Beginning their recording career as Cliff Richard’s backing group in September 1958 the Shadows were at first known as ‘The Drifters’, before an injunction by the management of the similarly named American group forced a change of name in late 1959. (Cliff’s first 6 hits up to ‘Living Doll’ were credited as Cliff Richard and the Drifters.

Their first as ‘The Shadows’ was ‘Travellin’ Light’ in October 1959.) Emerging from the 2 I’s Coffee Bar in London’s Soho, a hotbed of talent in the late 1950s, the original recording unit consisted of Hank B. Marvin (born Brian Rankin) and Bruce Welch (guitars), Ian Samwell (bass) and Terry Smart (drums). By January 1959, Samwell and Smart had departed to be replaced by Jet Harris and Tony Meehan, a lineup that would last until October 1961. Having enjoyed some big hits backing Cliff, Columbia were quick to offer the group their own contract, and three singles were released (two as The Drifters) before the group hit paydirt with ‘Apache’ in the summer of 1960. Though the group sometimes sang (two of their first three singles were vocals) the success of the instrumental ‘Apache’ turned them into a primarily instrumental outfit, and a highly successful one at that.

‘Apache’ is often cited as one of the most important pre-Beatles UK singles, and certainly inspired a number of up-and-coming guitarists including Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler. The Shadows, and in particular Hank Marvin’s distinctive playing style, their ‘twangy’ guitar sound, and their trademark Fender Stratocaster guitars coupled with the ‘stepping’ they performed on-stage influenced hundreds of budding groups throughout the world. (Marvin had the first Stratocaster in England, a gift imported for him by Cliff) And let’s face it, without the Shadows, Cliff might have been just another passing success. Written by Jerry Lordan, ‘Apache’ had in fact first been recorded by another UK guitar hero (though virtually unknown outside the UK), Bert Weedon. Mr Weedon, a regular on UK radio and studio sessions in the late 1950s and early 1960s, wrote a guitar manual called, Play In A Day, which was a much thumbed publication by many of Britain’s famous guitarists of the 1960s. However, Weedon’s label were a little slow off the mark with his recording of ‘Apache’.

The Shadows were presented with the tune by its’ composer while they were on a UK tour. Lordan played it to them in their dressing room on a ukelele. They decided to record it immediately, with Cliff sitting-in on bongos. When Weedon heard of this, he asked his label, Top Rank, to get behind his version and made numerous radio and television promotional appearances. Unfortunately, Top Rank were unable to get supplies into the shops quickly enough, and the Shadows version backed by EMI’s well-oiled distribution system quickly took all the sales and rose to Number 1. Weedon’s version, swept away in the rush, reached #24. (It was only a couple of months later that EMI bought Top Rank – if they were also distributing their records beforehand, they may have deliberately given priority to The Shadows version) In America, however, the Shadows’ themselves were gazumped by Danish interloper Jorgen Ingmann whose cover version rose to Number 2 in early 1961.

It appears that ‘Apache’ was almost a B-side, the Shads producer Norrie Paramor preferring ‘Quatermassters Stores’ (sic), so re-titled after the contemporarily popular UK television series Quatermass. However, his teenage daughters disagreed and thought, as did the Shadows, that ‘Apache’ should be the A-side. Keith Fordyce, who reviewed the single for New Musical Express, thought ‘Apache’ was too repetitive and didn’t think either side was, “very good for listening to at home.”! Composer Jerry Lordan had a false start as a comedian while also working as a cinema projectionist and London bus conductor before finding his niche as a songwriter. A hit song, ‘I’ve Waited So Long’, for Anthony Newley in 1959 led to a contract with Parlophone in 1960. Three singles charted, the most successful, ‘Who Could Be Bluer’ (#16), though after ‘Apache’ it became apparent that Lordan’s future lay in writing hits rather than singing them.

The Shadows recorded several other Lordan compositions including ‘Wonderful Land’ (Number 1 for 8 weeks in 1962) and ‘Atlantis’ (Number 2 1963), while Lordan also wrote former Shadows’ Jet Harris & Tony Meehan’s 1963 Number 1 ‘Diamonds’. Other hit compositions included ‘I’m A Moody Guy’ for Shane Fenton (who would find fame in the 1970s as Alvin Stardust) and ‘Good Times’ for Cliff in 1969. Following their huge success, the Shadows were quick to start writing their own hits including ‘Foot Tapper’, ‘Shindig’, ‘Geronimo’ and ‘Theme For Young Lovers’. This author’s personal favourite is the bizarrely titled ‘Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt’ a studio jam that turned into a #5 hit in 1964. Various Shads also wrote hits for their boss, Cliff, including his debut ‘Move It’, ‘The Young Ones’, ‘Summer Holiday’, ‘On The Beach’, ‘In The Country’, ‘I Could Easily Fall In Love With You’ and ‘The Day I Met Marie’.

The Shadows enjoyed 5 UK Number 1’s and an additional 7 with Cliff, though after 1963 saw the arrival of a new wave of UK acts, the Beatles, the Searchers and Gerry and the Pacemakers, their Top 10 days were pretty much over. In the early 1970s following a brief split, Marvin and Welch joined John Farrar for two critically acclaimed albums as Marvin, Welch & Farrar, a kind of UK Crosby, Stills & Nash, though the Shadows were back together by 1975 representing Britain in the dreaded Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Let Me Be The One’ (a rare vocal performance that came 2nd) and twin 1979 hits with ‘Don’t Cry For Me Argentina’ and ‘Theme From The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)’. Farrar later worked as Olivia Newton-John’s musical director and composed both ‘You’re The One That I Want’ and ‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’ for the movie Grease. ‘Apache’ has been much covered over the years, notably by the Incredible Bongo Band in 1973.

This version has been much sampled and of great influence to rap acts – it was first covered in rap form by the Sugarhill Gang in 1980 and shortly afterwards by Grandmaster Flash, and the Bongo Band version has latterly been described as “hip-hop’s national anthem”. Despite relatively few hits after the 1960s, the Shadows remained a huge concert attraction around the world and placed 11 albums in the UK Top 10 (including several compilations), charting as recently as 2004 with, Life Story – The Very Best Of The Shadows, a UK #7 that included a newly recorded title track composed by Jerry Lordan. This gave the group a remarkable chart span of 46 years, including their early hits with Cliff. The Shadows, consisting of original members Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch and Brian Bennett (who replaced Meehan in 1962) conducted a ‘Farewell’ European tour in 2005. Their distinguishly bespectacled main-man Hank Marvin continues to record solo and released Guitar Man in 2007 – he now resides in Australia.

Perhaps the most surprising fact about the Shadows impressive international career is that despite over 60 Top 40 UK hits spanning 4 decades, and dozens of hits around the rest of the world, they never dented the American Top 100 in their own right, and only charted there on a pair of small hits supporting Cliff. Apache (The Shadows song) | Music Hub | Fandom powered by Wikia Apache (The Shadows song) Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. "Apache" is a much-recorded instrumental written by Jerry Lordan . The original version was by the British group The Shadows , recorded in June 1960 and released the following month. It topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks. [1 ] In North America, the tune is identified with Jørgen Ingmann , a jazz guitarist from Denmark .

In 1961, his cover version, credited to "Jørgen Ingmann and His Guitar", made No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.9 on the US R&B chart . [2 ] The track reached No.1 on Canada's CHUM Chart . A 1973 version by the Incredible Bongo Band has been called " hip-hop ’s national anthem". [3 ] Although this version was not a hit on release, the long percussion break in the middle has been sampled countless times on hip-hop, rap and dance tracks since the 1980s. In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Apache" at No.96 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. Contents Edit English songwriter and composer Jerry Lordan came up with the tune. The title "Apache" reflects the source of Lordan's inspiration: the 1954 American western film Apache . The original recording was by British guitarist Bert Weedon in early 1960. It remained unreleased for several months. [4 ] In mid-1960 the Shadows were on tour with Lordan as a supporting act.

The band discovered "Apache" when Lordan played it on a ukelele. Lordan figured the tune would fit the Shadows; the band agreed. Edit The recording was done at the EMI Abbey Road Studio in London . Singer-guitarist Joe Brown had bought an Italian-built guitar echo chamber that he didn't like and gave it to Hank Marvin who developed a distinctive sound using it and the tremolo arm of his Fender Stratocaster . Bruce Welch borrowed an acoustic Gibson J200 guitar from Cliff Richard , the heavy melodic bass was by Jet Harris , percussion was by Tony Meehan and Cliff Richard , who played a Chinese drum at the beginning and end to provide an atmosphere of stereotypically Native American music. The song was featured in a memorable scene in the film Scandal Record producer Norrie Paramor preferred the flip side, an instrumental of the army song "The Quartermaster's Stores", now called "The Quatermasster's Stores" after the TV series Quatermass . Paramor changed his mind after his daughter preferred "Apache". It has been cited by a generation of guitarists as inspirational and is considered one of the most influential British rock 45s of the pre- Beatles era.

The Shadows stated – “ What's the most distinctive sound of our group ? We often wondered what it is ourselves. Really, it is the sound we had when we recorded "Apache" – that kind of Hawaiian sounding lead guitar... plus the beat. ” Edit After the Shadows version began its rise up the UK charts, Weedon's original climbed to No.24 in the UK. [6 ] However, neither the Shadows nor Weedon had any impact on North America. Then in 1961, Ingmann produced his own 'twangy' multi-tracked cover version that was a hit in the US and Canada. From this point, the song became a staple of instrumental combos on both sides of the Atlantic. Among many recordings, Spanish rock band Los Pekenikes covered "Apache" in 1961, The Ventures in 1962, and Davie Allan and The Arrows in 1965. Sonny James recorded a vocal music version in 1961. [3 ] [7 ] It was produced in Nashville by Chet Atkins , and was review-rated as a 'Spotlight Winner'. Billboard Music Week in its edition of March 6, 1961.

George Harrison said The Beatles used to play "Apache" as well as other Shadows hits ("FBI", "The Frightened City") during their shows in Hamburg.[ citation needed ] Edit "Apache" has been cited by Afrika Bambaataa as an early element of hip hop music with the record sampled and scratched by DJs. But it wasn't the hit version by the Shadows, Ingmann or Weedon that Bambaataa, Kool Herc and the like turned into " hip-hop ’s anthem": it was the 1973 version by Michael Viner and an ad hoc group called the Incredible Bongo Band . They added a bongo drum intro and added more percussion. The drum break was played by legendary drummer Jim Gordon . This version was not a hit on release but became the sampled foundation of rap and hip-hop classics, reworked by hip hop performers such as the The Sugarhill Gang , L.L. Cool J , The Roots , Nas , and techno performers Future Sound of London , Moby and drum and bass acts J. Majik and Goldie .

[3 ] Hit singles built on samples of The Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache"[ edit source | editbeta ] Edit In 1981 the rap group The Sugarhill Gang covered the Incredible Bongo Band version of the song on their second album 8th Wonder . In 1982, this version peaked at No.53 on the Billboard Hot 100 , No.51 on the US Dance chart , and No.13 on the US R&B chart . [9 ] In 1995, this version gained additional popularity after being featured in "Viva Lost Wages", a sixth-season episode of the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , [10 ] as well as a subsequent clip show from the series. [11 ] Using the distinctive beat and bongo drums, the Sugarhill Gang added rap lyrics with references, including: The Lone Ranger (a.k.a. " kemosabe ") is mentioned extensively as well as his sidekick (" Tonto , jump on it! Jump on it! Jump on it!") and his horse ("'Hi-ho, Silver !' is what I say").

The lyric "What you hear is not a test" recalls the Sugarhills Gang's earlier hit " Rapper's Delight ". The song " Popcorn " by Hot Butter (who had released a version of "Apache" as a follow-up to "Popcorn") is referenced via the lyric "(What's that?) Hot buttered popcorn!". The popcorn and its butter are referenced in lyrics right beforehand, recalling a 1976 Mazola margarine commercial "We Call It Maize " featuring an American Indian woman. The " Monster Mash " is mentioned in this song as well as the Jerk . Edit The following are different non-hit, but still notable recordings of "Apache" – not songs that sample The Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache". In the 1961, Si Zentner released a version on his "Big Band Plays the Big Hits" album, along with "Up a Lazy River." In 1969, Eyes of Blue released a version entitled Apache '69, under the name the Imposters. The B side of this Mercury label release (MF1080) was the song QIII.

In 1972 the Moog-based band of session musicians called Hot Butter released a cover version of "Apache" as follow-up to their hit " Popcorn ". In 1976 the electro-rock French band Rockets , in their first eponymous album, released a version featuring synthesizers, disco-rock drumming, and heavily treated guitars. In the 1970s the Tennessee Farm Band did a version. In 1977, The Tommy Seebach Band recorded a disco -styled version and filmed an accompanying music video of "Apache". Set on a rocky hillside, it featured scantily-clad dancers adoring a grinning Tommy Seebach while he plays keyboards. This version was successful in Europe and later became an Internet meme . A 30-second edit of The Shadows version was used in an April 1988 UK TV advertisement for Tango fizzy drink. Black Sabbath with Tony Martin on vocals played a live cover of the song at their 1989 concert in Moscow. Ska-Dows recorded a ska version of "Apache", including some lyrics, mostly the word "Apache!" shouted repeatedly.

In 1992, Norwegian a cappella group Bjelleklang recorded their version of "Apache" on the album "Holiholihoo". The California Guitar Trio covered Apache for their 1995 album, Invitation Wyclef Jean 's "Masquerade" includes the melodic hook played on violin as the song closes. In 2002 Portishead 's Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley recorded a cover version which was released on limited white, green, pink and black vinyl 7" single under the name The Jimi Entley Sound. In 2005, the German band Scooter covered this song as an instrumental for the album Who's Got The Last Laugh Now? in a techno version. Later that year, a single was released which combined elements of "Apache" and "Rock Bottom" from the same album, known as "Apache Rocks The Bottom". This later appeared on the 2nd Disc of the UK Edition of their 2008 album Jumping All Over The World .

Apache (instrumental) | Pop Culture Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Add Image "Apache" is a much-recorded instrumental written by Jerry Lordan.[1] The original version was by the British group the Shadows, recorded in June 1960 and released the next month. It topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks.[2][3] In North America, the tune is identified with Jørgen Ingmann, a jazz guitarist from Denmark.[1] In 1961, his cover version, credited to "Jørgen Ingmann and His Guitar", made No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the US R&B chart.[4] The track reached No.1 on Canada's CHUM Chart. A 1973 version by the Incredible Bongo Band has been called "hip-hop’s national anthem".[5] Although this version was not a hit on release, its long percussion break has been sampled countless times on hip hop and dance tracks since the 1980s. In March 2005, Q magazine placed "Apache" at No. 96 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.

Contents 1 Composition and original recording 2 Shadows version 3 Later versions 4 Incredible Bongo Band version (1973) 4.1 Notable samples 4.1.1 The Sugarhill Gang: "Apache" (1981) 4.1.2 Sir Mix-A-Lot: "Jump on It" (1996) 4.1.3 Fatboy Slim: "Apache" (1998) 4.1.4 Switch: "A Bit Patchy" (2005/2006) 4.2 Other songs that sample The Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache" 5 Other cover versions 6 Minnesota Lynx 7 References 8 External links Contents Edit English songwriter and composer Jerry Lordan came up with the tune. The title "Apache" reflects the source of Lordan's inspiration: the 1954 American western film Apache. The original recording was by British guitarist Bert Weedon in early 1960.[1] It remained unreleased for several months.[6] In mid-1960 the Shadows were on tour with Lordan as a supporting act.

The band discovered "Apache" when Lordan played it on a ukulele.[1] Lordan figured the tune would fit the Shadows; the band agreed. Shadows version Edit The recording was done at the EMI Abbey Road Studio in London. Singer-guitarist Joe Brown had bought an Italian-built guitar echo chamber that he did not like and gave it to Hank Marvin, who developed a distinctive sound using it and the tremolo arm of his Fender Stratocaster. Bruce Welch borrowed an acoustic Gibson J200 guitar from Cliff Richard, the heavy melodic bass was by Jet Harris, percussion was by Tony Meehan and Cliff Richard, who played a Chinese drum at the beginning and end to provide an atmosphere of stereotypically Native American music. Record producer Norrie Paramor preferred the flip side, an instrumental of the army song "The Quartermaster's Stores," now called "The Quatermasster's Stores" after the TV series Quatermass. Paramor changed his mind after his daughter preferred "Apache." It has been cited by a generation of guitarists as inspirational and is considered one of the most influential British rock 45s of the pre-Beatles era.

The Shadows said – What's the most distinctive sound of our group ? We often wondered what it is ourselves. Really, it is the sound we had when we recorded "Apache" – that kind of Hawaiian sounding lead guitar ... plus the beat. — NME, September 1963[7] Edit After the Shadows version began its rise up the UK charts, Weedon's original climbed to No. 24 in the UK.[8] However, neither the Shadows nor Weedon had any impact on North America. Then in 1961, Ingmann produced his own 'twangy' multi-tracked cover version that was a hit in the United States and Canada.[1] From this point, the song became a staple of instrumental combos on both sides of the Atlantic. Among many recordings, Spanish rock band Los Pekenikes covered "Apache" in 1961, The Ventures in 1962 and Davie Allan and The Arrows in 1965. Sonny James recorded a vocal music version in 1961.[5][9] It was produced in Nashville by Chet Atkins and was review-rated as a Spotlight Winner.

Billboard Music Week in its edition of March 6, 1961. George Harrison said The Beatles used to play "Apache" as well as other Shadows' hits ("FBI", "The Frightened City") during their shows in Hamburg.[citation needed] In 1970, English progressive rock group The Edgar Broughton Band released a single "Apache Dropout," which combined "Apache" with a version of Captain Beefheart's "Dropout Boogie." The highly unorthodox single reached No. 33 on the UK Singles Chart.[10] Incredible Bongo Band version (1973) Edit "Apache" has been cited by Afrika Bambaataa as an early element of hip hop music with the record sampled and scratched by DJs. However, the hit versions by the Shadows, Ingmann or Weedon were not the versions that Bambaataa, Kool Herc and the like turned into "hip-hop’s anthem:" the 1973 version by Michael Viner and a funk group called "The Incredible Bongo Band" was the version in question. The Incredible Bongo Band added a bongo drum introduction and included more percussion. The drum break was played by legendary drummer Jim Gordon.

Though this version was not a hit on its initial release, it became the sampled foundation of rap and hip-hop classics, reworked by hip hop performers such as The Sugarhill Gang, L.L. Cool J, The Roots, Nas, and techno performers Future Sound of London, Moby and drum and bass acts J. Majik and Goldie.[5] The 2013 documentary Sample This, directed by Dan Forrer and narrated by Gene Simmons, recounts the story of The Incredible Bongo Band and its recording of "Apache."[11][12] Notable samples Edit The Sugarhill Gang: "Apache" (1981) In 1981, the rap group known as The Sugarhill Gang covered the Incredible Bongo Band's version of the song on its second album 8th Wonder. In 1982, this version peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 51 on the US Dance chart, and No.

13 on the US R&B chart.[13] In 1995, this version gained additional popularity after being featured in "Viva Lost Wages," a sixth-season episode of the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,[14] as well as in "Whoops, There It Is," a subsequent clip show from the series.[15] Using the distinctive beat and bongo drums, the Sugarhill Gang added rap lyrics with references, including: The Lone Ranger (a.k.a. "kemosabe") is mentioned extensively as well as his sidekick ("Tonto, jump on it! Jump on it! Jump on it!") and his horse ("'Hi-yo, Silver!' is what I say").

The lyric "Now what you hear is not a test" recalls the Sugarhill Gang's earlier hit "Rapper's Delight." The song "Popcorn" by Hot Butter (who had released a version of "Apache" as a follow-up to "Popcorn") is referenced via the lyric "(What's that?) Hot buttered popcorn!" The popcorn and its butter are referenced in lyrics right beforehand, recalling a 1976 Mazola margarine commercial "We Call It Maize" featuring a Native American woman. The "Monster Mash" is mentioned in this song, as well as the Jerk. Sir Mix-A-Lot: "Jump on It" (1996) In 1996, Sir Mix-A-Lot played off the lyrics to The Sugarhill Gang's version of "Apache" in his hit version of "Jump on It," released on the album Return of the Bumpasaurus. Fatboy Slim: "Apache" (1998) The movie Snatch soundtrack has an extract of a DJ mix CD (On the Floor at the Boutique) by Fatboy Slim, which contained the Incredible Bongo Band version of Apache.

Switch: "A Bit Patchy" (2005/2006) In 2005, Switch extensively sampled the covered version by Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band for his track A Bit Patchy (wordplay on "Apache"). The track has since been used to advertise William Hill Online on TV, and has been remixed by artists such as Eric Prydz and Sinden. Other songs that sample The Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache" DJ Grandmaster Flash interpolated parts of the Incredible Bongo Band song "Apache" in his song "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel". West Street Mob, a group on the Sugar Hill Records label, made a song which interpolated parts of the "Apache" song by the Incredible Bongo Band; this song was called "Break Dance (Electric Boogie)". Young MC sampled the break in his 1988 rap "Know How", mixed with Isaac Hayes' "Theme From Shaft". MC Hammer sampled the bongo loop in his track "Turn This Mutha Out," off the 1988 album Let's Get It Started. Vanilla Ice sampled "Apache" in his hit song "Ninja Rap".

It was also sampled in the Ultimix version of "Ice Ice Baby." C + C Music Factory sample the start of "Apache" in the song "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." It was used as the beat on the song "We Run This" on Missy Elliott's album The Cookbook. The Beastie Boys used a sample from the Incredible Bongo Band version of "Apache" in their live version of "Root Down" – most notably the version that appears on the Tibetan Freedom Concert live album. It was also used in the original version of "Can I Get Witcha" by The Notorious B.I.G. The British blues singer Amy Winehouse used a sample from "Apache" on her song "In My Bed" produced by Salaam Remi for her 2003 album Frank. Salaam Remi also utilized "Apache" for sampling when he produced NY Rapper Nas' hit single "Made You Look" from his 2002 release God's Son. UK rapper M.I.A. made "Apache" the center of her 2005 Radio One B-side "Apache Riddim".

Nas sampled IBB's "Apache" in his 2003 single, "Made You Look," and on his 2006 single, "Hip Hop Is Dead". Also in 2006, The Federation sampled a piece of the song for their single "I Only Wear My White Tees Once". Sampled on the song "Funky" by DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist on their 2007 collaboration, "The Hard Sell". It is used in the song "Against All Odds" by Chase & Status featuring Kano. The Roots sample the bongo break at the beginning for their song "Thought @ Work" from their album Phrenology, which is an homage to "Men at Work" by Kool G Rap and DJ Polo, which also samples the break. Double Dee and Steinski sampled the bongo break for their classic mash-up/collage "Lesson 1 – The Payoff Mix". Madonna incorporated the bongo samples to "Into the Groove" during her 2008–2009 Sticky & Sweet Tour. TLC sampled the bongo loop in the video version of their song, Hat 2 Da Back.

Petter Askergren used bongo samples in his cover of Thomas Di Leva's hit "Dansa din djävul". Rage Against the Machine interpolated parts of the percussion break in their cover of "Renegades of Funk." Other cover versions Edit In the 1961, Si Zentner released a version on his Big Band Plays the Big Hits album, along with "Up a Lazy River." The Ventures released a version on their 1963 Dolton album The Ventures Play Telstar and the Lonely Bull, BST 8019 In 1969, Eyes of Blue released a version titled "Apache '69" under the name the Imposters. The B-side of this Mercury label release (MF1080) was the song "QIII." In 1972 the Moog-based band of session musicians called Hot Butter released a cover version of "Apache" as follow-up to their hit "Popcorn." In 1976 the electro-rock French band Rockets, in their first eponymous album, released a version featuring synthesizers, disco-rock drumming, and heavily treated guitars.

In the 1970s the Tennessee Farm Band did a version. In 1977, The Tommy Seebach Band recorded a disco-styled version and filmed an accompanying music video of "Apache." Set on a rocky hillside, it featured scantily clad dancers adoring a grinning Tommy Seebach while he plays keyboards. This version was successful in Europe. A 30-second edit of The Shadows version was used in an April 1988 UK TV advertisement for Tango fizzy drink. Black Sabbath with Tony Martin on vocals played a live cover of the song at their 1989 concert in Moscow. Ska-Dows recorded a ska version of "Apache," including some lyrics, mostly the word "Apache!" shouted repeatedly. The 1992 compilation album Ruby Trax features a version of "Apache" by Senseless Things. In 1992, Norwegian a cappella group Bjelleklang recorded their version of "Apache" on the album Holiholihoo. The California Guitar Trio covered "Apache" for their 1995 album, Invitation. Wyclef Jean's "Masquerade" includes the melodic hook played on violin as the song closes.

In 2002 Portishead's Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley recorded a cover version which was released on limited white, green, pink and black vinyl 7-inch single under the name The Jimi Entley Sound. in 2003, Jimmy Thackery, Texas-based Blues man,covered Apache for his album Guitar. In 2005, the German band Scooter covered this song as an instrumental for the album Who's Got The Last Laugh Now? in a techno version. Later that year, a single was released which combined elements of "Apache" and "Rock Bottom" from the same album, known as "Apache Rocks The Bottom." This later appeared on the second Disc of the UK edition of its 2008 album Jumping All Over The World. On the 2006 album Hier is Normaal, the Dutch band Normaal made a compilation of instrumental songs of their own and other artists. "Apache" is also in it. The song, "Varkens Pesten," means literally "bullying pigs." French guitarist Jean-Pierre Danel recorded a version of "Apache" on his No. 1 hit album Guitar Connection (Sony Music) in 2006.

The abum went platinum and included a DVD on which Danel shows how to play the songs, including "Apache". Linked with The Shadows for years, Danel later recorded duets with Hank Marvin on other songs. On Missy Elliott's album The Cookbook, "We Run This" uses "Apache" as background music. "Apache" was covered by the folk band 17 Hippies on their 2007 album Heimlich. Junior Brown regularly performs "Apache" in his live shows. Switch – "A Bit Patchy" (features samples of "Apache") Subfocus – "A Bit Patchy" (features samples of Apache) In 2010, Jeff Beck performed a version of "Apache" during his tribute concert for Les Paul in New York City; it was released in February 2011 on the CD Jeff Beck's Rock n' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul, and also performed on the DVD/Blu-ray release of the same concert, also released in February 2011. A version of "Apache" was used as the theme to the long-running television show Wild Chicago, which aired in Chicago on PBS.

"Symphony of the Nymph" (2012) by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti (features a melody from "Apache") David Bowie borrowed part of the melody of Apache for the chorus of the song "How Does the Grass Grow?" from his 2013 album The Next Day.[16] Minnesota Lynx Edit The Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA adopted "Apache" as the unofficial team anthem in 2007. Following victories, the team would dance to the song at center court.[17] For the first home game of the team's first WNBA Finals appearance, the team brought in the Sugarhill Gang to perform the song at halftime.[18] References Edit 1.^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 53. ISBN 0-85112-250-7 . 2.Jump up ^ "Apache (song by The Shadows) • Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com.

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Retrieved 2014-04-04. 18.Jump up ^ "Lynx: Sugar Hill Gang to Perform at Game 1". Wnba.com. Retrieved 2014-04-04. External links soul-sides.com: All Roads Lead to Apache (history of various versions of "Apache", including audio samples) Preceded by "Please Don't Tease" by Cliff Richard and The Shadows UK number one single 25 August 1960 (5 weeks)

Question: Which group had a hit in 1960 with Apache?
Answer: THE SHADOWS